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West Norwood Cemetery

To be buried in West Norwood was an honour in the nineteenth century and this is clear when you read the headstones of the people who have been laid to rest here… they include Greeks, Germans, architects, inventors, philanthropists, preachers, boxers and Mrs Beeton. Bob Flanagan and Sheldon Goodman help to bring it all to life…

The movement and colours of the magnificent modern windows of this Christopher Wren church are a sight for sore eyes as the scenes they depict slowly emerge the more you look at them. Look closely at another window and you'll see the story of local man Dick Whittington. He was real!

The tower of St Magnus the Martyr contains 12 bells cast in the now defunct Whitechapel Bell Foundry. In this episode, the unusually named Ancient Society of College Youths tell us about the churches wobbling tower and the skills needed to ring them.